To view Nic’s work please visit:  www.nicdejesus.com

‘Like so many of the most fruitful projects I’ve been involved in it’s hard to pin-point exactly how they came about. Mare Incognitum is no different. Over months of idle chatting, sharing of ideas and the heroic consumption of tea and coffee, Nic and I now find ourselves presenting a body of work that we are both immensely proud of.

Why banjo?

I was privileged enough to view the initial studies for this exhibition and they provided me with the idea of creating nine ‘miniatures’ for solo banjo. There was something about the plaintiveness and sonic possibilities of the instrument that immediately clicked and from the opening phrase of ‘I.’ I never looked back.’

– James Fiddes Smith, Nov 2015